How much does a surgical extraction cost?

The typical surgical tooth extraction cost is $190 (the median negotiated price), with the middle half of practices charging $158 to $221.

Surgical tooth extraction. A surgical extraction, where gum must be lifted or bone removed to get the tooth out.

Median negotiated

$190

observed midpoint

Middle half

$158 – $221

25th to 75th percentile

Practices

25,389

in the sample

Est. self-pay

$190 – $252

estimate, not observed

Surgical tooth extraction cost nationally

Prices cluster fairly tightly, from $158 to $221 across the middle half of the market, so shopping around saves less here than on larger treatments.

Observed dataObserved negotiated rates. Every figure here is a real negotiated amount taken from payer files published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule. These are what a dental plan pays a contracted practice - not a cash price.

Estimated self-payEstimated self-pay range, not an observation. We do not have observed cash prices, and we will not present a modelled number as though we did. This range is the upper half of the same observed negotiated distribution, shown because an uninsured patient generally pays at or above the highest negotiated tier. Treat it as a budgeting aid and ask any practice for a written quote.

What it covers

A surgical extraction, where gum must be lifted or bone removed to get the tooth out.

What moves the price

Difficulty, and whether an oral surgeon rather than a general dentist does it.

Normally included

The surgical removal.

Usually billed separately

Sedation, grafting and any follow-up for complications.

How plans treat it

Covered, though sometimes under medical rather than dental benefits.

Surgical tooth extraction cost by state

Each bar is one state's observed distribution: the block is the middle half of the market, the vertical rule is the median, and the line reaching right runs out to the 90th percentile. The dashed line is the national median, so you can see at a glance which states sit above or below it.

Surgical tooth extraction: observed negotiated price by state

Middle half (25th–75th)MedianNational median

The same figures as a table, lowest median first. Only states with at least 15 practices are listed.

Negotiated columns are observed. The self-pay column is an estimate derived from the upper half of the same distribution — see methodology. Column headings sort the table.
State	Negotiated range Observed	Median	Practices (n)	Est. self-pay Estimated
Alabama	$143 – $208	$161	318	$161 – $242
Michigan	$124 – $217	$166	652	$166 – $260
Louisiana	$139 – $203	$170	334	$170 – $240
Delaware	$148 – $211	$170	50	$170 – $240
Kentucky	$146 – $222	$174	448	$174 – $250
Iowa	$147 – $196	$176	218	$176 – $226
Tennessee	$148 – $207	$178	556	$178 – $230
Indiana	$148 – $212	$178	435	$178 – $235
Missouri	$148 – $215	$179	469	$179 – $248
Pennsylvania	$148 – $212	$180	1,310	$180 – $240
Ohio	$148 – $217	$180	868	$180 – $256
Kansas	$158 – $216	$182	255	$182 – $248
Mississippi	$156 – $233	$182	206	$182 – $263
Arkansas	$160 – $198	$183	199	$183 – $235
District of Columbia	$126 – $210	$184	115	$184 – $239
Utah	$158 – $216	$185	312	$185 – $244
Oklahoma	$158 – $209	$186	315	$186 – $245
West Virginia	$155 – $197	$186	152	$186 – $215
Texas	$159 – $222	$187	2,217	$187 – $252
New Mexico	$157 – $207	$187	160	$187 – $237
Nebraska	$148 – $216	$187	183	$187 – $236
Florida	$148 – $224	$188	1,630	$188 – $258
New Jersey	$158 – $222	$188	913	$188 – $252
Georgia	$154 – $223	$188	668	$188 – $250
Nevada	$158 – $220	$188	305	$188 – $251
Colorado	$160 – $229	$190	575	$190 – $250
Illinois	$160 – $220	$191	976	$191 – $248
New York	$164 – $219	$191	1,601	$191 – $245
Hawaii	$168 – $226	$191	56	$191 – $258
Virginia	$156 – $227	$192	705	$192 – $252
Arizona	$160 – $224	$193	620	$193 – $250
Connecticut	$158 – $231	$193	361	$193 – $258
Oregon	$170 – $223	$193	261	$193 – $248
North Dakota	$145 – $216	$193	32	$193 – $230
Maryland	$156 – $226	$194	541	$194 – $252
Wisconsin	$168 – $224	$194	341	$194 – $258
Massachusetts	$165 – $223	$194	734	$194 – $257
South Carolina	$161 – $223	$195	288	$195 – $251
Idaho	$148 – $219	$196	137	$196 – $238
California	$175 – $226	$198	2,870	$198 – $255
Minnesota	$167 – $238	$200	302	$200 – $270
Montana	$170 – $238	$201	60	$201 – $267
Vermont	$176 – $224	$201	18	$201 – $248
Rhode Island	$175 – $239	$202	53	$202 – $260
Washington	$171 – $231	$203	626	$203 – $254
North Carolina	$176 – $225	$208	668	$208 – $257
Wyoming	$164 – $233	$209	30	$209 – $242
New Hampshire	$175 – $235	$210	62	$210 – $281
Puerto Rico	$181 – $248	$214	26	$214 – $248
Maine	$189 – $237	$215	54	$215 – $260
South Dakota	$184 – $231	$216	36	$216 – $235
Alaska	$192 – $266	$222	40	$222 – $284

Related treatments

Simple tooth extraction Partly-impacted wisdom tooth removal Fully-impacted wisdom tooth removal

Extractions & oral surgery guide · All treatments · How this was measured

Common questions

What should I ask the practice before agreeing?

Why is this surgical rather than simple, and does that change what my plan pays?

Is this the price I will pay without insurance?

No. The $158 to $221 range above is what dental plans have negotiated with contracted practices. If you are uninsured you will generally be quoted at or above the top of that range. We show an estimated self-pay range, clearly marked as an estimate, because we do not observe cash prices — see the methodology.

What is not included in this price?

Sedation, grafting and any follow-up for complications.

How do dental plans usually treat this?

Covered, though sometimes under medical rather than dental benefits.

How many practices is this based on?

This national figure comes from 25,389 separate dental practices. Each practice contributes one observation, which is the median of every rate it holds for this treatment.